5 Tips for Setting a Summer Vacation Budget

If you take an annual summer vacation, the poor state of the economy may leave you wondering. Should you take a vacation? Should you stay closer to home? Should you cut expenses? What expenses should you cut and how? If these are questions you have, please continue reading on for 5 tips on setting a summer vacation budget. A budget can help you plan a great summer vacation, even with limited financial resources. 1 Decide on a Budget Total First How much money do you have to spend on a summer vacation? Have a general idea ahead of time. It…

5 Tips for Planning an Affordable Family Vacation

Are you ready to start planning your familys summer vacation? In the past, this was an exciting time. However, the economy now has many Americans in a financial bind. If you are one of those Americans, planning your family vacation may no longer be as fun. In fact, it is something you may dread. Luckily, it doesnt have to be. Although you are on a budget, there are many ways that you can plan a cheap, yet fun family vacation this summer. How? 1 Stay Close to Home When many of us think of summer vacations, plane rides and faraway…

Big D

The American southwest has often been associated with cowboys, rodeos, wild west shows and ten-gallon hats. But anyone who has visited one of the great metropolitan cities of the southwest will revise that opinion especially if that big city is called The Bid D or Dallas Texas. Dallas reflects that great Texas saying that everything is bigger in Texas. As you move about this fast moving town, you will observe that its a huge area and its people are on the go constantly in this area called The Metroplex. Actually, the metropolitan area of Dallas takes in much, much more…